GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Despite fully budgeted positions, districts face teacher shortages and low salaries By Josiah Padley The 2023 Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Supply and Demand report notes that in the 2022-2023 school year, 95 percent of districts had difficulty filling open teaching posit more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Nearly 2/3 of teacher union employees pull six figures By Catrin Wigfall As an employer, Education Minnesota has roughly 155 full-time employees with three primary officers -- a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer, according to its most recent federal filings with th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Issa Introduces Bill in Ramona Honoring Boxing Legend Archie Moore * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced legislation (link is external) to rename the Ramona, California post office in honor of world champion boxer and community service leader Archie Moore. "Archie Moore was both a regional and national treasure whose public service and legend more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell, NYS invest in livestock farmers as demand grows * On an evening in late July, eight heifers awaited inspection at Hidden Canyon Farms, a 60-head beef cattle farm in Lyons, New York, in front of an audience of 35 New York state beef producers. With a cowboy hat and Southern accent relaying his rural Virginia roots, Adam Murray, Cornell's new beef cattle extension specialist, stepped in to perform a live  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces 28th Annual Youth Waterfowl Program * Activities Promote State's 'Get Offline, Get Outside' Campaign The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the 28 th Annual Youth Waterfowl Program for young hunters on Long Island ages 12 to 15 will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, and Nov. 8, 2025. "Teaching safe and respons more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 20 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Federal Court Extends Order Blocking Mississippi's Ban on Teaching About Race, Sex, and Similar Subjects in Mississippi's Public Schools and Colleges August 18, 2025, a federal judge ruled in favor of educators and students who are challenging certain provisions of Mississippi's anti-DEI law, House Bill 1193, holding that the provisions violate the First and Fourteenth Ame more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 19 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * FHI 360 and AASA Launch Expansion of District Summer Learning Network * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org Alexandria, Va. - August 19, 2025 - Since 2021 the District Summer Learning Network has partnered with more than 140 school districts and six state departments of education throughout the  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 20 -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * From art to medicine: How SMU researchers are using AI to solve real-world problems As an R1 university, SMU is driving AI innovation across campus and beyond. * From drug discovery and education to economics and earth science, SMU researchers are using AI to tackle a wide range of real-world challenges. SMU's high-performance computing capabilities -- made up of NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD and ManeFrame III -- more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern biology professor named 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Vietnam Stephen Greiman, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Georgia Southern University's College of Science and Mathematics, has been awarded a 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Vietnam where he will lead a teaching and research project focused on parasite diversity in bats. "Dr. Greiman is further proof  more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Global Medic 25-02: Testing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations * FORT McCOY, Wis. - More than 1,000 service members from across the Army, sister services, and allied nations converged here, from August 2, 2025, through August 15, 2025, for Global Medic 25-02, the Army's largest annual joint medical training exercise. The event brought together 19 rotational training unit more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9.3 Million in Second Round of Literacy Launch Grants * Easthampton -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $9.3 million in Partnership for Reading Success - Massachusetts (PRISM) II grants to 29 school districts and an educational collaborative. These grants are funded through Governor Healey's Literacy Launch more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Heat waves are here. Can tomatoes keep up? * While nothing says "summer" quite like the taste of a perfectly ripe tomato, excessive heat during the growing season can prevent tomato plants from bearing fruit. Gloria Muday, the Charles M. Allen Professor of Biology at Wake Forest University, studies tomatoes and how to make them more heat-resistant. Her research laboratory focuses on understand more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Tentative Contract Reached With Air Canada * WASHINGTON (August 19, 2025) - On Saturday, August 16, roughly 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job, launching a strike over pay and working conditions. The union representing the workers is demanding compensation for time spent on the ground, such as boarding passengers, which is currently unpaid. Broader wage increases to offse more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * From rural Missouri to rural health care legislation On a whim, Dr. Casey Burton first visited Missouri S&T at age 17. He was returning home from a different college visit and decided to stop in with his parents for a tour. After all, Burton's grandfather was an S&T alumnus, so he wanted to see the campus at least. "We were all impressed by what we saw, especially the cost, which was be more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans Homeowner Replaces Hurricane-Damaged Roof with $14K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Home Bank * A New Orleans, Louisiana, homeowner received a $14,245 grant for a new roof from FHLB Dallas though Home Bank via the Disaster Rebuilding Assistance grant program. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, August 19, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU nursing professor receives Fulbright award to advance nursing research education in Nigeria Jochebed Ade-Oshifogun, associate professor in the School of Nursing at New Mexico State University, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for the 2025-2026 academic year. This competitive award will support Ade-Oshifogun's eight-month teaching and curriculum development p more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * An Artistic Triumph Ohio Wesleyan's Ross Art Museum Earns a 2026 Ohio Arts Council Sustainability Grant * Ohio Wesleyan University's Richard M. Ross Art Museum has been awarded a $16,308 Sustainability Grant from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) in support of the state agency's efforts to "make high-quality artistic experiences available to residents and visitors, positioning Ohio as a national leader in more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Research Record: Increasing Voter Turnout Among College-Aged Students By David Pavlak Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (extern more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor John Joannopoulos, photonics pioneer and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies director, dies at 78 * John "JJ" Joannopoulos, the Francis Wright Davis Professor of Physics at MIT and director of the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN), passed away on Aug. 17. He was 78. Joannopoulos was a prolific researcher in the field of theoretical condensed-matter phy more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Donald S. Beyer, Jr., D-VA, has introduced the Fulbright Teacher's Loan Forgiveness Act, a measure aimed at enhancing access to loan forgiveness for educators participating in select Fulbright programs. This legislation seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, allowing participation in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program to qualify as public service employment for loan repayment purposes. The Fulbright p more ST

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * Report: College's economic impact tops $176 million Grove City College's impact on the state and local economy tops $176 million, according to a new study by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP.) The study looked at the College's direct, indirect, and induced impact as measured by spending by the College on operations, student and visitor s more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * Graduate Info Sessions Offer Insights Into Programs and Careers By Lorraine Joyce This fall, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) is offering online information sessions for prospective graduate students, giving them the opportunity to connect and engage with the College's faculty, staff and current students. During these monthly information sessions, attendees can find out ab more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * New Online Modules to Support Faculty and Students With Disabilities By Karen Van Norman Seton Hall University is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students. To help faculty better understand the needs of students with disabilities, and to provide practical strategies for supporting their success, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new series of sh more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12394645 B2, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by Tomoyuki Oshima, Tokyo, Japan, and Takehiro Shindo, Yamanashi, Japan, for "Substrate processing system and method of teaching transfer device." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, , Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12394182 B2, initially filed Sept. 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Tanvir Mahmud, Austin, Texas; Chun-Hao Liu, Fremont, California; and Burhaneddin Yaman, San Jose, California, for "Systems and methods for multi-teacher group-distillation for long-tail classification." more PT

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * CIRM Scholars Program Makes California a Rare 'Powerhouse of Science' in the United States By Erin Prater Nirvay Sah is not your typical medical researcher. The young father began his medical career treating animals instead of people. He graduated from veterinary school in Nepal in 2016 before moving to Hawaii to study animal science -- then to Texas, where he earned his doctoral  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 20 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM librarian uses Escape Room puzzles to help boost classroom learning By Megan Borders One weekday afternoon in 2016, several colleagues from the Georgetown University Libraries were discussing how they could utilize the Georgetown Maker Hub to enhance class instruction and support faculty in teaching their students. At the time, escape rooms were gaining popularity as a fun, family-friendly more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Aug. 20 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF awarded $300,000 to train local AP Computer Science teachers The University of West Florida received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Preparing In-Service Teachers in AP Computer Science Principles," under the direction of Dr. Sikha Bagui, Distinguished University Professor and Askew F more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 20 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * Julia Link Roberts and Tyler Clark present at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children World Conference in Braga, Portugal Dr. Julia Link Roberts and Dr. Tyler Clark presented at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) conference in Braga, Portugal. The conference was held from July 29 to August 2 and was the first in-person conference since 2019. The World Council fo more PR